At Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona

At Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona

You know 
you’ve hit 
the border
because of
the wall--
two stories

              & grid-
              like holes
              punched
              into the 
             metal so
             at least

the wind
can get
through.
Someone
on the US
side has
pinned a

              frog--tucked 
              each flipper into
              an O and left him
              spread-eagle &
              reaching. Through

the O’s you
see that along
the Mexico
side of the wall,
a man drives an
80’s sedan with
the window
down. He waves.
You wave in 
return. You

             walk along 
             the border
             following
             the wall
             wondering
             why it is
             we need 
             another
             wall, more
             barriers. You

note the 
silence. Not
even the wind
utters a word.
The cactus,
arms raised,
salute you
in the distance.

© Kimberly Williams